Outputs (5)

On the Cinematic Representation of South Asian Women in Scotland (2024)
Book Chapter
Bilgrami, S. (2024). On the Cinematic Representation of South Asian Women in Scotland. In J. Morrison, & S. Pedersen (Eds.), Silenced Voices and the Media (83-100). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65403-9_6

Despite growing awareness about a lack of diversity across the Scottish screen industries, there is little representation of ethnically diverse characters in Scottish films. South Asian communities appear in the periphery of Scottish cinema where fil... Read More about On the Cinematic Representation of South Asian Women in Scotland.

Living Archives for the Future (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beilby, L., & Bilgrami, S. (2023, June). Living Archives for the Future. Paper presented at Shaking the Archives: Reconsidering the Role of Archives in Contemporary Society, Edinburgh, UK

(Short Projected Screening and Paper)

The Living Archives is a collaborative research project in which we explore connections between archives, identity and materiality. In participatory workshops with marginalised communities/individuals, we chal... Read More about Living Archives for the Future.

Curation: 'Ecologies of Displacement' Art Exhibition (Summerhall, Scotland) (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Bilgrami, S. Curation: 'Ecologies of Displacement' Art Exhibition (Summerhall, Scotland). [Curation of art works]. Exhibited at Meadows and Corner Galleries, Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland. 29 July 2022 - 25 September 2022

In 2021, I brought together Summerhall, Edinburgh, and Koel Gallery, Karachi, to host an international digital artist residency. We won a 25k 'Connect and Collaborate' grant from British Council and Creative Scotland. I designed and curated the resid... Read More about Curation: 'Ecologies of Displacement' Art Exhibition (Summerhall, Scotland).

Curation: 'Ecologies of Displacement' Art Exhibition (Koel Gallery, Pakistan) (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Bilgrami, S. Curation: 'Ecologies of Displacement' Art Exhibition (Koel Gallery, Pakistan). [Curation of art works]. Exhibited at Koel Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan. 18 January 2022 - 2 February 2022

In 2021, I brought together Summerhall, Edinburgh, and Koel Gallery, Karachi, to host an international digital artist residency. We won a 25k 'Connect and Collaborate' grant from British Council and Creative Scotland. I designed and curated the resid... Read More about Curation: 'Ecologies of Displacement' Art Exhibition (Koel Gallery, Pakistan).

'Fragments of a Love Story': Inscribing Meaning and Re-Imagining Narratives through Archive (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bilgrami, S. (2017, March). 'Fragments of a Love Story': Inscribing Meaning and Re-Imagining Narratives through Archive. Paper presented at The power of the metaphorical: reflections and diffractions in archival research' Conference, London, UK